The Accounting Major
In addition to the requirements for the B.S.B.A. degree outlined below, all accounting majors must complete seven additional courses in accounting.
Candidates for a B.S.B.A. must:
Satisfy the general degree requirements for graduation
Complete the following pre-business courses:
ACCT 201 Fundamentals of Financial Accounting
BUAD 202 Statistics for Business and Economics
BUAD 205 Business Communication
ECON 101 Principles of Microeconomics
ECON 102 Principles of Macroeconomics
MATH 211 Calculus I
Complete the following core courses except as noted:
BUAD 393 Business Law
BUAD 394 Business Ethics
BUAD 497 Strategic Management *
FIN 360 Principles of Financial Management
MGMT 225 IT and Data Analytics
MGMT 330 Organizational Behavior
MGMT 340 Operations Management
MKT 320 Principles of Marketing
*The International Business concentration requires IBUS 411 in lieu of BUAD 497.
Participate in a full semester University of Richmond approved study abroad program or complete a course with an international business or international business economics focus. This international focus course also may satisfy a concentration or major requirement.
Required accounting core courses:
ACCT 301 Intermediate Financial Accounting I
ACCT 302 Intermediate Financial Accounting II
ACCT 305 Cost and Managerial Accounting
ACCT 307 Accounting Information Systems
ACCT 312 Federal Tax 1
ACCT 417 Auditing
ACCT 431 Advanced Financial Accounting
Substitutions in the accounting major are permitted if approved by the chair of the accounting department.
Note: A grade point average of no less than 2.0 in the accounting coursework comprising the major is required.
All students declaring a major or minor in the Robins School of Business must first pass an online Excel competency exam. Students will have three attempts to demonstrate competency with a grade of 80% or higher. This is not for a grade or academic credit.
The Accounting Concentration
The accounting concentration is available only to students enrolled full time in the Robins School of Business with another concentration in economics, finance, international business, management, or marketing.
In addition to satisfying the B.S.B.A. degree requirements for a Robins School major, the accounting concentration requires a minimum of four courses and a maximum of six chosen from:
ACCT 301 Intermediate Financial Accounting 1 (required)
ACCT 302 Intermediate Financial Accounting 2 (required)
Two to four courses additional, chosen from:
ACCT 305 Cost and Managerial AccountingACCT 307 Accounting Information Systems
ACCT 312 Federal Tax 1
ACCT 313 Federal Tax 2
ACCT 417 Auditing
ACCT 431 Advanced Financial Accounting
Notes: Both ACCT 301 and ACCT 302 are required in the concentration. Some of the accounting courses are not offered every semester or every year. Many of the upper-level accounting courses have prerequisites that should be taken into account when planning your curriculum.